Why Trees Have Got It All Wrong

Trees have got it all wrong

because they shed their leaves

as soon as it gets cold.

If they had any sense

they’d take them off in June

and let the scented breezes

whiffle through the branches

cooling the bare torso.

In high summer, more so.

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Come autumn (not the fall)

they’d put on a new coat:

thick leaves, waxed and fur-lined

To keep them warm as toast,

whatever the weather.

Trees, get it together!